Trunk.



S. KLEIN.

TRUNK. A APPLICATION FILED IAN. 3, 1911.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN.3, 1911.

COLUMBIA PL/monlmlm co., WASHINGTON. u. c.

STANLEY KLEIN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO lVIENDEL &; COMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A FIRM.

TRUNK.

Loosen.

Application led January 3, 1911.

Specification of Letters'latent.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY KLEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in trunks.

One of the objects of the invention is to apply the wardrobe tray to what is known as a steamer trunk, so that it may occupy the usual horizontal position within the body of the trunk or be swung to vert-ical or wardrobe position outside of the trunk, resting upon the licor and supported against the end of the trunk.

Other features of the invention relate to means providing for this sliding and swinging hinge connection between the tray and body of the trunk.

The features of the invent-ion are more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a central vertical section through the trunk with the tray in horizontal position and the lid closed down. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the trunk lid raised and the tray slid forward and outwardlyover one end o-f the trunk in position just prior to its being swung in the vertical plane. Fig. 3 represents a section on line ae, w, Fig. 2. Fig. 4L is a detail elevation, showing the means for supporting the tray against the end of the trunk with the lid closed down. Fig. 5 is a central vertical section showing the hinge end of the trunk with the lid raised and the tray in vertical position outside of the trunk. Fig. 6 is a section on line y, y, Fig. 5, showing the lid and tray in vertical position and showing the supporting devices. Fig. 7 is a section on line o, o, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section on line e, a, Fig. 6.

l represents the body of the trunk, to the rear side wall of which is hinged the usual lid 2. Vithin the body of the trunk are partitions 3, dividing the same into usual packing compartments. The upper portion of the tray extends above the body of the trunk in position to be inclosed by the side walls of the hinged lid in the usual way. Within t-he left hand end of the compartment 5 is shown the horizontal slide-ways 6 in the upper portions of the compartment, the end of the tray being provided with antifriction rolls 7 which roll upon said slideways. At the other end of the trunk, the tray is hinged-to the body by a sliding and swinging connection which permits the tray to be moved to and from a. horizontal position within the body of the tray from and t-o a vertical plane outside of and at the end of the body. Of course, the details of this hinge could be variously modified, Abut a practical and simple form is shown in Fig. 8, in which 8 is a slotted plate movably secured to the inner face of the end of the body of the trunk by means of the flange headed pin 9, this construction permitting the plate 8 to be moved vertically.

10 represents an angle iron, the inner end of which is hinged to the outer end of plate 8, the outer end of the angle iron 10 is vhinged`to the plate l1 secured upon the under surface of the tray. As shown in Fig. 8, the tray being in its vertical position outside of the trunk, the plate 8 is in its upper position, so that the hinge l2 lies just above the upper edge of the body. In this position, as will be seen, plate 8 and angle iron 10 engage the outer and inner face and top edge of this end of the body, thus giving the tray stability in it-s vert-ical position resting on the floor. To give it still greater stability in its vertical position, I preferably swivel a block 13 to the rear edgeof the under surface of the tray bottom, so that ity can be moved downwardly to engage against the upright lid, as shown in Fig. 6.

From this construction of hinge, it is ob- Evious that when the lid israised, the tray being in position within the body, that its hinge end may be raised to bring the end of the bottom of the tray above the top of the end of the t-runk body, the tray then being f swung forward, the rear end of the tray sliding Von ways 6 until the hinged end of the tray is projected forwardly and outwardly over the end of the trunk, so that the projecting end when swung to vertical posit-ion, will be seated on the floor. The relative positions of attaching the hinged connections to the inner ends of the` trunk body and to the under surface of the tray bottom determine this relative disposition and movement of the tray relative to the body.

When the tray is in vertical position, the

trunk lid can be closed and locked if desired, I preferably provide the accessory means shown in F ig. 7, for rigidly supporting the tray in its vertical position outside of and against the end of the body of the trunk, in which 14 rep-resents the ordinary catches, and 15 coperating latches on the adjacent faces of the end of the body in the bottom of the tray of the trunk. As. will be seen, these catches extend outward far enough beyond the plane of the trunk end to also receive the tongue 16 on the hinged lid, so that the lid can be moved into locking relation with the body irrespective of the position of the tray.

In order to provide greater stability for the vertical position of the tray when the lid is closed, I provide a boss 17 on the bottom of the tray, which rests against the lid. This construction in no wise interferes with the ordinary usage and capacity of the trunk, and it enables the wardrobe tray feature to be incorpo-rated into the steamer type of trunk in a very simple, convenient and efficient manner.

I-Iaving described my claim 1. In a wardrobe trunk, a trunk body having a rigid end, means for horizontally supporting a tray within the upper body portion, a tray therefor, and hinged connections between the said rigid end and tray, having pivotal and sliding members enabling said tray to be swung from said horizontal position within the trunk over invention, I

the rigid end and into a vertical floor engaging position outside of the trunk.

2. In a wardrobe trunk, a trunk body having a rigid end, means for horizontally supporting a tray within the upper body portion, a tray therefor, and hinged connections between the bottom of the tray and the rigid end of the body having pivotal and sliding members enabling said tray to be swung from horizontal position within the body over said rigid end and into vertical position outside of the body, resting upon the floor and supported laterally by the end of the body.

8. In a wardrobe trunk, a trunk body having a rigid end, a hinged lid therefor, means for supporting a tray horizontally in the upper portion of the body, a tray therefor, and hinged connections comprising pivotal and sliding members between the inner surface o-f said rigid end and the under surface of the bottom of the tray, enabling the tray to be moved endwise out of the body and over the rigid end, and swung into vertical position, resting upon the floor and laterally supported by the end of the body.

4L. In a wardrobe trunk, a trunk body having a rigid end, means for supporting a tray horizontally within the upper body portion, a tray fit-ting in the upper body portion, a slide-way for the tray in one end of the body, a hinged connection between the said rigid end and the other end of the tray, -said hinge comprising pivotal, and sliding members enabling the tray to be swung from horizontal position within the body over the said rigid end and into vertical position upon the floor outside of the body, and means for laterally supporting the tray in a vertical position.

5. In a wardrobe trunk, a body, a tray horizontally supported in the upper portion thereof, a slide-way for one end of the tray, a hinge connecting the other end of the tray with the adjacent end of the trunk body, said hinge having a vertical sliding connection with the said end of the body and comprising an angle iron enabling the tray to be swung from horizontal position within the body over the end thereof and to be lowered so as to rest upon the floor outside of the body being supported in a ver tical position by the end of the body.

6. In a wardrobe trunk, a body, a tray in the upper portion thereof, a slide-way for one end of the tray, and a U-shaped hinge connecting the under surface of the tray with the inner surface of the end of the i my hand.

STANLEY KLEIN. Witnesses:

CLARENCE B. FOSTER, OLIVER B. KAISER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

